2015年CRI New Regulations Bar Civil servants from heading trade associations

 

Under the new plans, active civil servants in China will not be employed as heads of national trade associations.

And no ranks of administrative¹ title will be given to the heads of national trade associations.

The plans also say that heads of national trade associations should serve a maximum term of five years with no more than two consecutive² terms.

Professor Wang Conghu with the School of Public Administration and Policy at Renmin University says the move will help improve the management of trade associations.

"Heads of national trade associations are to be selected based on their expertise³ in relevant industries in line with the internal governance procedures of the associations. There will be no more direct appointment from government departments in the future. So this is likely to be a big change."

The number of trade associations in China now stands at 70-thousand, compared with less than 1-thousand in late 1970s, covering almost all sectors⁴ of the national economy.

However, some of these trade organizations are over-staffed and run by retired⁵ government officials, who act more like semi-official government regulators than organizers and leaders of industry.

Zhu Lijia, professor with the Public Administration Department at Chinese Academy of Governance says reforms are needed to remedy the situation.

"Trade associations are set to realize socialized and market-oriented development. It's an in-evitable trend to disconnect them with administrative authorities. After the disconnection, they need to carry out further structural⁶ reforms and better serve the society and the market."

After the disconnection, the government is expected to take on a new role of coordinating⁷ the relationship between associations, enterprises and the market.

Mao Shoulong, with the Academy of Public Policy at Renmin University suggests the government enhance management through related laws and regulations:

"The government needs to manage the trade organizations with a lawful⁸ approach. Governments and trade associations are equals instead of superior and subordinate. "

The new plans come after the State Council, China's cabinet, released a circular on government-linked trade associations in July, aiming to distribute power and duties and empower industries to regulate themselves.

A pilot program has been set up and will expand to cover more organizations in the coming years.

It's estimated that after full implementation⁹ of the plans, tens of thousands of government officials, including over one hundred ministerial-level officials will have to resign from trade associations.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

4 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

7 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

8 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

9 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。